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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 78657, member: 44&quot;]As Mansons said this is after 1968 Italian silver. The silver content is 800. The label says in Italian:</p><p><br /></p><p>Argentiera, Regali Bomboniere&nbsp; = Silverware, Gifts Favors</p><p>Di Maria&nbsp; =&nbsp; Of Mary</p><p>Via Liberta, 8/10 - ENNA&nbsp; =&nbsp; street address in Enna, Sicily, Italy</p><p><br /></p><p>Enna is the capital of the province Enna on the island of Sicily. The official Italian silver hallmark has a star, 224 and the letters of a province with the last letter being an &quot;A.&quot; I&#039;m not sure what the 1st letter is. The letters could be BA for Bari, CA for Cagliari, PA for Palarmo, RA for Ravenna, SA for Salarno, TA for Taranto, etc...&nbsp; If I had to guess I would say PA for Palarmo because it is also a city of Sicily. To be perfectly honest, it really doesn&#039;t matter with this 800 silver item for a specific location. Just knowing the timeframe and country is enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect &quot;Di Maria&quot; is the retailer like a jewelry store or gift shop and not the silversmith. The silversmith&#039;s number is 224. Following is a webpage about Italian silver markings.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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